The Momma Tribe (Meggie Martin)
Instagram: @meggie_m_martin
Facebook: Meggie Martin
http://www.themommatribe.com
Questions Discussed
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Can you share the story behind how The Momma Tribe was created and what your mission is?
The business idea came to her when she had her third child, Porter. Going from two to three kids was really challenging and she felt really isolated and alone. She was at an ECFE class and realized she was looking for something that helped with parenting, marriage, plus mind, body, and soul care all in one place. Since such a service did not exist, and realizing there was a huge need for it, Meggie decided to create the business herself. Everybody was struggling with parenting skills and wanted tools to maintain a healthy marriage. It seemed to be that most moms were putting self care on the bottom of their list.
The goal of The Momma Tribe is to connect, support and empower moms. Meggie wanted to create an online community where moms were able to find the support and tribe they need. She has found that even without meeting face to face the other moms she has connected to through the tribes and social media have been very supportive when she has had a tough day. The mission and vision is for every mom to feel apart of a community. A lot of local moms are part of the tribes, but also women from five different states. Her goal is to eventually get to all 50 states and expand globally.
2. Why did you pick connect, support and empower as your three main foundations and how do you use them in The Momma Tribe?
Each mom has another mom to connect with each week, and has to connect with them 1×1 outside of the group. For support they do check-ins each week and discuss their challenges and successes. For empowerment, the members have a topic around the three pillars, motherhood/parenting, marriage/relationships or mind body soul care. One of her recent discussions was about the Love Languages and how spouses can help each other communicate better. She hopes that the tribe members will bring the tips they’ve learned into their own personal lives.
3. Do you have guest speakers visit on The Momma Tribe and what types?
Meggie had three weeks with a licensed parent educator in the summer and will continue working with her into the fall. She has also had a licensed family and marriage therapist come on in the spring to do a Q and A, plus a women’s empowerment speaker, and a chiropractor who specializes in moms.
4. Having an online community of moms would be really beneficial, especially for those who struggle with social anxiety or have a hard time getting out of the house to attend physical events, especially when you have multiple children.
Many of us want convenience! Between the travel time and having to find childcare its hard to make time for ourselves. Plus, if you have to nurse your baby, or put your kids to bed, it can be hard to get out. The Momma Tribe is a versatile and easy way to still be a part of a community.
5. What are the steps that you think women can take to find community and thrive in motherhood.
– For community, you need to be willing to be vulnerable and honest about where you are at and how you are feeling. Meggie is always honest when she has a bad day on social media. It’s easier to make close friends if you’re willing to lay out the tough stuff with other people.
Also, find things that interest you, which can be hard because you can sometimes forget what you liked to do before you were a Mom.
-For thrive you have to put yourself first. Meggie meditatates, journals, and finds the things that fill herself up first so she can then serve her kids. Also, your mindset needs to be filled up with positive books, positive things, and affirmations etc. so you can get more positivity in your life.
6. In what ways has The Momma Tribe improved your own life or the lives of your members?
-The steps provided from the license parent educator were very helpful, especially in the example of how kids flip their lid. Also, when they discussed love languages there was a mom with a 3 month old who felt like she was just in survival mode. It was impressive that she recognized it already and was taking the time to receive tips on how to make her marriage stronger with a new baby.
The Momma Tribe is helping women be more intentional with their parenting and relationships.
7. What are some of your favorite mom hacks?
-Setup an intention for the day
-Transitions, Meggie lets her kids know what’s coming up next and sets the timer so her kids know what to expect and how to prepare.
-Social Story- A story that you can create for any social situation and may include pictures. Meggie created a social story for separation anxiety. The story goes through the whole process of what happens before her son goes to preschool and it validates his feelings and walks through what will happen each day. She also has social stories about room sharing, not hitting, eating vegetables etc.
8. How do you teach others how to work on their marriage or how have you personally worked on your marriage through the process of The Momma Tribe
-When her third child was born, her marriage was struggling and Meggie’s parents are divorced and she doesnt want to go down that path. This is why she went put marriage as one of the main pillars.
-They do date nights once a week, such as eating together and chatting after the kids are in bed at night.
-Two person Q and A book to do together, has random questions.
9. What advice would you give to women and moms for starting a new business?
If it was put on your heart to do it, just do it!
We wait for the perfect moment, but it doesn’t exist, Meggie started the business and a month later found out she was pregnant. It was important to her to continue with the business anyways so she found a way.
10. What are some obstacles you’ve had to encounter as starting a new business?
-Losing friendships was hard. Use those obstacles as a learning perspective instead of a negative thing.
11. What do you see for the future of The Momma Tribe?
If you have a hard time leaving the house or want something that’s not affliated with a church, this would be a good place for you. Meggie is also working on a course that is all about mind, body, and soul care for moms and women. We get lost so easily, and its important to stop the rat race and be intentional with our day and mindsight. She really just wants to help moms and give them a place to go if they need it.
12. Do you plan to have any in person Momma Tribe meetings?
-There will be a retreat this Fall. Registration is on www.themommatribe.com
13. What is something that is saving you right now?
-The Meditation App Insight Timer in the mornings.
-Ask herself these three questions
-How do I want to feel today
-What do I want to create today
-How do I want to contribute?